Good morning, these are the latest ECHO headlines today.
Cocaine-fuelled burglars snatched gin, cash and wine as they ransacked hotel
A career burglar and his partner in crime were caught in a hotel after breaking in and ransacking an office.
Anthony and Ryan McDonald were busted after grabbing wine and a cashbox from Hotel Indigo.
Both men have dozens of previous convictions - but only one went to jail after a tearful display by his co-accused, a full-time carer.
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The pair were caught in the act after breaking into the Liverpool city centre hotel last year.
Bernice Campbell, prosecuting, said they were found behind the bar of the Chapel Street hotel by members of the night staff at around 1.30am on November 16.
Liverpool Crown Court was told they were challenged, leading to a scuffle in which Anthony suffered a head injury. Ryan was found with a rucksack that had the hotel’s cash float, and bottles of stolen wine and gin inside.
Read the full story from our crime reporter here.
Every WhatsApp message exchanged over 'Wagatha Christie' row
WhatsApp messages between Rebekah Vardy and her agent Caroline Watt were revealed as part of a High Court battle between Mrs Vardy and fellow footballer's wife Coleen Rooney.
In October 2019 , Mrs Rooney accused Mrs Vardy's Instagram account of leaking stories about her private life after carrying out her own "investigation".
Mrs Rooney, who was dubbed " Wagatha Christie " after her sleuthing work, claimed Mrs Vardy's account was linked to fake stories she had posted on her personal Instagram account, which were later shared with The S*n newspaper.
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Mrs Vardy, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie, denies the accusations and is suing Mrs Rooney for libel.
On Tuesday, during the latest stage of the High Court battle, Mrs Rooney's lawyers released several messages between Mrs Vardy and Ms Watt.
Here are all the messages Mrs Vardy and Ms Watt sent on Whatsapp.
Asda confirms major change rolling out across all 581 food stores
Asda has announced a major change to its product range, which will be rolled out across all its stores by next month.
The retailer has confirmed it will stock its full Smart Price and Farm Stores ranges in all 581 food stores and online in a bid to provide customers on a budget with more value choices.
Supermarket giant Asda currently stocks 150 Smart Price and Farm Stores products in 300 stores and will introduce all 200 products in these value ranges to all food stores by March 1.
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Asda has already taken steps to make its value ranges more accessible by increasing the number of products available online.
The supermarket has added 100 Smart Price and Farm Stores products to its website this week, increasing the total online range to 187 products. This will rise to 200 by the end of February.
The announcement follows extensive scrutiny over the rising costs of living facing a large proportion of UK households.
Read more here.
